Snake in the pool

[Menthol]

Yes, Menthol, about that list.  We have seen the kingfishers, an otter in Fethiye and by canal several years later. We have seen a hedgehog in at Mutlu hotel grounds, bright green, quite large lizards around Club E, pelicans, numerous herons, bee-eaters from Africa (birds) and all the other "usual" stuff, not yet the dolphins, though. Hopefully all the wildlife, if left to recover from the building work over recent years will get back to it's former glory.

The Calis otters! I forgot about them. Not seen any of those either, yet. Seen herons but no pelicans. Going to have to Google the bee eaters to see if I have seen any of them. What are the large magpie looking birds with blue on their wing tips here called?

So the big, fat, black, buzzy things are actually beetles? Wow. Awesome.

[Menthol]

Menthol, you've also got a good chance of seeing Chameleons, Storks, Hoopoes, European Rollers, Bee Eaters.

I'm familiar of course with what a chameleon and stork look like and would be thrilled to see them. Having Googled the Hoopoe, European Roller and Bee Eater - wow! I'd be ecstatic to see those! Such gorgeous colours!

[Highlander]

They're Hornets, or B52s as we used to call them.

Genius   

[Menthol]

I actually think the big, black buzzy things were these as this picture resembles the creatures I saw pretty much perfectly. And they were landing on the wooden structures and disappearing into holes within the wood.




They were also very slow and cumbersome. Going to create a few screams this season on the front at Olu I think 

[paz]

"Magpie type birds with blue wing tips" I think these would possibly be Jays. Deb

[paz]

......however, it could be a Magpie

[Menthol]

Hmm, it does, I think, look a bit like this




Which is listed as a jay. My Mum thought they were jays. Going to have a better look tomorrow.

[KKOB]

I actually think the big, black buzzy things were these as this picture resembles the creatures I saw pretty much perfectly. And they were landing on the wooden structures and disappearing into holes within the wood.




They were also very slow and cumbersome. Going to create a few screams this season on the front at Olu I think 

They're Carpenter Bees. Totally harmless.

[KKOB]

Hmm, it does, I think, look a bit like this






Which is listed as a jay. My Mum thought they were jays. Going to have a better look tomorrow.

Yep, they're definitely Jays.

[Menthol]

They are amazing. Love bees.